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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 48 · 19512 seats · 1 ST
Chhatna
Winner — 1951
PROBODH CHANDRA DUTTA
Also elected — same seat
KAMALA KANTA HEMBRAM
INC· 10,034 votes
HMS 21.8%INC 19.6%7 others 58.6%
Votes
13,221
21.8% share
Winning margin
1,334
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
31.4%
of 96,563
A closely fought contest. PROBODH CHANDRA DUTTA won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROBODH CHANDRA DUTTA | 13,221 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | ANATH BANDHU RAY | 11,887 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | KAMALA KANTA HEMBRAM | 10,034 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | SATISH CHANDRA SEN | IND | 7,342 | 12.1% |
| 5 | NISHAKAR CHOUDHURY | FBL(RG) | 5,761 | 9.5% |
| 6 | TARACHAND TUDU | IND | 4,170 | 6.9% |
| 7 | MADAN MOHAN CHOUDHURY | 3,996 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | ASHUTOSH GOSWAMI | IND | 3,082 | 5.1% |
| 9 | SHIB SHANKAR CHATTERJEE | IND | 1,215 | 2.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (133rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 1.7% · max 58.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
133rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
189th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HMS 21.8%INC 19.6%INC 16.5%IND 12.1%FBL(RG) 9.5%IND 6.9%OTH 13.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.